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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-09 09:15 AM
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Suicide bomber kills 2 in northwest Pakistan
Source: Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's army says a suicide car bomber has killed two soldiers in the northwest of the country.

An army statement says the bomber attacked a checkpoint in the Swat valley, where troops have been battling Taliban militants for more than a year.

The army says it has received reports that security personnel and civilians were wounded in Friday's attack. It did not elaborate.

Swat lies close to Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border where Taliban and al-Qaida militants have established a series of strongholds.



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